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[ US /ˈpɹɛsɪdənt/ ]
NOUN
  1. a system of jurisprudence based on judicial precedents rather than statutory laws
    common law originated in the unwritten laws of England and was later applied in the United States
  2. (civil law) a law established by following earlier judicial decisions
  3. a subject mentioned earlier (preceding in time)
  4. an example that is used to justify similar occurrences at a later time
ADJECTIVE
  1. preceding in time, order, or significance

How To Use precedent In A Sentence

  • There is already a great deal of precedent since polygamy has been widely practiced throughout history.
  • The financial managers and economic wizards are happy that Pakistan has achieved a level of macro-economic stabilization, which is spectacular and unprecedented.
  • There is a plethora of admirable precedents to this form of conservatism.
  • He has received several teaching awards, as well as the unprecedented award of being ‘the most quotable professor’ by MathSoc.
  • Open source software is often portrayed as a breakthrough in the free and open exchange of intellectual property, without precedent in the prevailing global capitalist mentality.
  • The goal to attack the spiralling cost of public services may be laudable, but the precedent is dangerous.
  • Tugela Ferry's bug, however, takes on average an unprecedented 25 days after diagnosis to kill...
  • Islam has changed unprecedentedly in the domain of life and culture in the tidal current of adapting to Socialism society and time, and has stridden into a rational development time.
  • When turnout in an election for the state government in 2008 reached an unprecedented 60%, many Indians misread this as belated Kashmiri acquiescence in Indian rule.
  • The re-ordination conferred there was based on the precedent of the strengthening procedure (Pali: dalhikamma) followed, for instance, when bhikkhus ordained according to the procedures of the Sri Lankan division of Theravada have been re-ordained according to those of the Burmese division of Theravada. A Summary Report of the 2007 International Congress on the Women's Role in the Sangha: Bhikshuni Vinaya and Ordination Lineages ��� Part Two: Day One
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